Permanent Record Podcast
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate today!
We are thankful to everyone who gives us the gift of their time and for all of the friendships we have made over the last 9 years. We have a few more episodes coming out before our Xmas break, so we hope you'll keep checking your feed!
We are thankful to everyone who gives us the gift of their time and for all of the friendships we have made over the last 9 years. We have a few more episodes coming out before our Xmas break, so we hope you'll keep checking your feed!
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate today!
We are thankful to everyone who gives us the gift of their time and for all of the friendships we have made over the last 9 years. We have a few more episodes coming out before our Xmas break, so we hope you'll keep checking your feed!
We are thankful to everyone who gives us the gift of their time and for all of the friendships we have made over the last 9 years. We have a few more episodes coming out before our Xmas break, so we hope you'll keep checking your feed!
We are excited to share this MINOR ANNOUNCEMENT with everyone: BOWIE BINGO is back for the 2025 holiday season!!
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We are excited to share this MINOR ANNOUNCEMENT with everyone: BOWIE BINGO is back for the 2025 holiday season!!
After spending a few hours editing our upcoming episode, I have been reminded that there are actually TWO MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS made in this one episode. If yesterday's post about a single announcement had you excited, please increase your anticipation level appropriately. It should be DOUBLED!!
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After spending a few hours editing our upcoming episode, I have been reminded that there are actually TWO MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS made in this one episode. If yesterday's post about a single announcement had you excited, please increase your anticipation level appropriately. It should be DOUBLED!!
No lie - there will be a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT made during our next episode. And although I often use hyperbole as generously as I use salt, this time I'm NOT EVEN KIDDING AROUND!!
Be here on Friday for the excitement!!
Be here on Friday for the excitement!!
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No lie - there will be a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT made during our next episode. And although I often use hyperbole as generously as I use salt, this time I'm NOT EVEN KIDDING AROUND!!
Be here on Friday for the excitement!!
Be here on Friday for the excitement!!
Another wonderful night of music with the absolutely brilliant Colin Hay! He's the best!!
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Another wonderful night of music with the absolutely brilliant Colin Hay! He's the best!!
It's time to get excited! Brian and Sarah continue their look back at Depeche Mode home video concert releases by traveling back to 2001 and spending "One Night in Paris" with the mighty Mode on their Exciter tour!
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Permanent Record Podcast: Depeche Mode: Home Video Concert Releases (Part 2)
Episode 194: Depeche Mode: Home Video Concert Releases (Part 2) Brian and Sarah’s mini-series on Depeche Mode’s home video concert releases continues in this episode. Unlike the previous episode, whi...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It's time to get excited! Brian and Sarah continue their look back at Depeche Mode home video concert releases by traveling back to 2001 and spending "One Night in Paris" with the mighty Mode on their Exciter tour!
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Tonight's movie!
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tonight's movie!
Who saw "M"? And what did you think?
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Who saw "M"? And what did you think?
Tonight's the night!! Happy "M" Day to everyone who celebrates!!
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tonight's the night!! Happy "M" Day to everyone who celebrates!!
With our attention turned to tomorrow's premiere of Depeche Mode's latest cinematic offering "M", we thought it would be fun to make our way through two classic home video releases: "The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg" and "Devotional."
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Permanent Record Podcast: Depeche Mode: Home Video Concert Releases (Part 1)
Episode 193: Depeche Mode: Home Video Concert Releases (Part 1) With our attention turned to tomorrow's premiere of Depeche Mode's latest cinematic offering "M", we thought it would be fun to make ou...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
With our attention turned to tomorrow's premiere of Depeche Mode's latest cinematic offering "M", we thought it would be fun to make our way through two classic home video releases: "The World We Live in and Live in Hamburg" and "Devotional."
permanentrecordpodcast.com/depeche-mode...
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Our Red Flag crossover with Synthpop Symphony continues here! DJ Matt Williams joins Brian and Sarah on a deep dive into four tracks from the 1989 album "Naïve Art." They also discuss Paul Robb, Dick Clark, Depeche Mode, and--Disneyland?! Plus a lot more!
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Permanent Record Podcast: PRP/Synthpop Symphony Crossover: Red Flag Part 2 (with DJ Matt Williams)
Episode 192: PRP/Synthpop Symphony Crossover: Red Flag Part 2 (with DJ Matt Williams) Brian and Sarah are once again joined by DJ Matt Williams, creator and host of the synth-tastic radio show Synthp...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Our Red Flag crossover with Synthpop Symphony continues here! DJ Matt Williams joins Brian and Sarah on a deep dive into four tracks from the 1989 album "Naïve Art." They also discuss Paul Robb, Dick Clark, Depeche Mode, and--Disneyland?! Plus a lot more!
permanentrecordpodcast.com/prpsynthpop-...
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Happy International Podcast Day to all our friends around the globe! Thanks to everyone responsible for all of the great shows that we enjoy and thanks to everyone who takes the time to enjoy our show!
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September 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy International Podcast Day to all our friends around the globe! Thanks to everyone responsible for all of the great shows that we enjoy and thanks to everyone who takes the time to enjoy our show!
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As I begin to edit the next episode of our crossover with DJ Matt Williams, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for making Saturday the biggest download day in the history of the podcast! To everyone who has listened for years and to everyone who joined us for the first time: YOU ROCK!
September 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As I begin to edit the next episode of our crossover with DJ Matt Williams, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for making Saturday the biggest download day in the history of the podcast! To everyone who has listened for years and to everyone who joined us for the first time: YOU ROCK!
So excited to share the new episode of #SynthpopSymphony, which kicks off our Red Flag crossover!!
It's two hours of amazing music, including our favorite tracks from the 1989's incredible "Naive Art!"
Make this your weekend's soundtrack - you'll be glad you did!
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It's two hours of amazing music, including our favorite tracks from the 1989's incredible "Naive Art!"
Make this your weekend's soundtrack - you'll be glad you did!
www.podpage.com/synthpop-sym...
Synthpop Symphony 294 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave Retro + The Permanent Record Podcast - RED FLAG!
SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!! This week on Synthpop Symphony 294 — two full hours where the past, present, and future of synth-driven music collide! THIS WEEK! On our Sch…
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September 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
So excited to share the new episode of #SynthpopSymphony, which kicks off our Red Flag crossover!!
It's two hours of amazing music, including our favorite tracks from the 1989's incredible "Naive Art!"
Make this your weekend's soundtrack - you'll be glad you did!
www.podpage.com/synthpop-sym...
It's two hours of amazing music, including our favorite tracks from the 1989's incredible "Naive Art!"
Make this your weekend's soundtrack - you'll be glad you did!
www.podpage.com/synthpop-sym...
We're so excited to be crossing over with #DJMattWilliams and #SynthpopSymphony for an in-depth discussion on Red Flag, the West Coast duo who took the clubs by storm back in 1989 with their amazing debut "Naive Art."
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Permanent Record Podcast: PRP/Synthpop Symphony Crossover: Red Flag Part 1 (with DJ Matt Williams)
Episode 191: PRP/Synthpop Symphony Crossover: Red Flag Part 1 (with DJ Matt Williams) Brian and Sarah are thrilled to present the first in what will hopefully become a series of crossover episodes wi...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We're so excited to be crossing over with #DJMattWilliams and #SynthpopSymphony for an in-depth discussion on Red Flag, the West Coast duo who took the clubs by storm back in 1989 with their amazing debut "Naive Art."
permanentrecordpodcast.com/prpsynthpop-...
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For the first time in the history of the show, we have THREE episodes recorded and patiently waiting to be edited!!
We're extremely excited for you to hear our conversation with #DJMattWilliams of the wonderful #SynthpopSymphony! Thanks again for making time to hang out with us today, Matt!
We're extremely excited for you to hear our conversation with #DJMattWilliams of the wonderful #SynthpopSymphony! Thanks again for making time to hang out with us today, Matt!
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
For the first time in the history of the show, we have THREE episodes recorded and patiently waiting to be edited!!
We're extremely excited for you to hear our conversation with #DJMattWilliams of the wonderful #SynthpopSymphony! Thanks again for making time to hang out with us today, Matt!
We're extremely excited for you to hear our conversation with #DJMattWilliams of the wonderful #SynthpopSymphony! Thanks again for making time to hang out with us today, Matt!
When do the words "rain" and "violence" have positive vibes? When they're in the titles of songs by The Alarm and Duran Duran! Brian and Sarah talk about "Rain in the Summertime" and "Violence of Summer" in Part 2 of their End of Summer 2025 Special!
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Permanent Record Podcast: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 2) – The Alarm & Duran Duran
Episode 190: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 2) – The Alarm & Duran Duran Brian and Sarah are back and ready to continue their discussion of a couple of ‘summery’ songs, as the summer draws clos...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
When do the words "rain" and "violence" have positive vibes? When they're in the titles of songs by The Alarm and Duran Duran! Brian and Sarah talk about "Rain in the Summertime" and "Violence of Summer" in Part 2 of their End of Summer 2025 Special!
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Coming this week: End of Summer Special Part 2!
September 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Coming this week: End of Summer Special Part 2!
Brian and Sarah turn up the heat, and you'll want to turn up the volume, for part one of this End of Summer special! Songs by The Power Station and Bananarama are featured, along with talk of birds, bananas, Bond, and even a little bit of snow!
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Permanent Record Podcast: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 1) - The Power Station & Bananarama
Episode 189: End of Summer Special 2025 (Part 1) - The Power Station & Bananarama In the United States, the Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. Brian and Sarah just aren’t ready...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Brian and Sarah turn up the heat, and you'll want to turn up the volume, for part one of this End of Summer special! Songs by The Power Station and Bananarama are featured, along with talk of birds, bananas, Bond, and even a little bit of snow!
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The heat is on with our "End of Summer Special (Part One)" - on your way this week!
In the meantime, stay cool!!
In the meantime, stay cool!!
September 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The heat is on with our "End of Summer Special (Part One)" - on your way this week!
In the meantime, stay cool!!
In the meantime, stay cool!!
Happy 36th anniversary to Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," released on this day in 1989!
August 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happy 36th anniversary to Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus," released on this day in 1989!
Brian is pretty sure he spotted Sheena Easton on the beach today. Who agrees??
August 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Brian is pretty sure he spotted Sheena Easton on the beach today. Who agrees??
Be sure to listen all the way to the very end of our new episode! Some of the best information snuck in right under the wire!!
Permanent Record Podcast: Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell (1981) Part 5 (Featuring Will Crewdson)
Episode 188: Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell (1981) Part 5 (Featuring Will Crewdson) With this fifth installment, Brian and Sarah wrap up their discussion of Depeche Mode’s debut album. O...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Be sure to listen all the way to the very end of our new episode! Some of the best information snuck in right under the wire!!
If you "Just Can't Get Enough" of Depeche Mode's 1981 hit, then this is the episode for you! Brian and Sarah dive into the last song on Speak & Spell, but there's a lot more than that! There's even a SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST, so don't miss this one! permanentrecordpodcast.com/depeche-mode...
Permanent Record Podcast: Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell (1981) Part 5 (Featuring Will Crewdson)
Episode 188: Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell (1981) Part 5 (Featuring Will Crewdson) With this fifth installment, Brian and Sarah wrap up their discussion of Depeche Mode’s debut album. O...
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August 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you "Just Can't Get Enough" of Depeche Mode's 1981 hit, then this is the episode for you! Brian and Sarah dive into the last song on Speak & Spell, but there's a lot more than that! There's even a SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST, so don't miss this one! permanentrecordpodcast.com/depeche-mode...
As a reward for recording our last "Speak and Spell" episode, we drove to Emerald Isle, NC. We're on the beach today, but Sarah will verify that I edited the 2 hour 50 minute raw file this morning before we walked to the water. I only finished 5 minutes, but each journey begins with a single step!
August 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As a reward for recording our last "Speak and Spell" episode, we drove to Emerald Isle, NC. We're on the beach today, but Sarah will verify that I edited the 2 hour 50 minute raw file this morning before we walked to the water. I only finished 5 minutes, but each journey begins with a single step!